Former couple set for face-off in Bengal’s Bishnupur Lok Sabha; TMC’s Sujata says this is “fight against injustice”

The Bishnupur constituency of West Bengal will witness a face-off between former couple Sujata Mondal (TMC) and Saumitra Khan (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Trinamool Congress candidate Sujata Mondal said that this is the fight against “injustice” and hoped that voters of Bishnupur would choose their daughter. “This […]

TMC buries Congress alliance hopes, names candidates for all 42 seats in Bengal; springs Yousuf Pathan surprise

Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday announced 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, fielding expelled Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra from Krishnanagar. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, announced the TMC candidates at a show of strength in the heart of Kolkata on Sunday. As expected, […]

“Bengal government corrupt, indulging in appeasement” says HM Amit Shah in all-out attack on Mamata Banerjee

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal alleging that the state government was corrupt and indulging in rampant appeasement. Speaking at the Republic TV Summit 2024, the Union Home Minister said “The governance in Bengal is corrupt, with appeasement based […]

BJP’s Suvendu calls for strict action against “fake job card holders” in Bengal amid TMC MGNREGA protest

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said he will meet MoS Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti to raise the issue of “fake job card holders” in West Bengal. The BJP leader asserted that strict action will be taken against those who have looted people’s money. “Tomorrow evening at 6 […]

“Discussions should be on Bengal, Rajasthan also…” Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal as Oppn protests against Manipur issue

Amid opposition parties’ demands for a discussion on the situation of Manipur in Parliament, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday said that discussions should also be held on whatever is happening in West Bengal and Rajasthan. The Union Minister said that discussions should be held in “totality” including Manipur, wherever atrocities […]

Bengal Panchayat poll violence: BJP fact-finding committee visits Cooch Behar

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee on the poll violence in West Bengal arrived in Cooch Behar in North Bengal on Friday. BJP constituted five -member fact-finding committee, including party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, which will visit Dinhata in Coochbehar and the other violence-affected areas in the state. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on […]

Bengal: BJP delegation to visit areas today affected by violence during Panchayat poll

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) four-member fact-finding committee with MP Ravishankar Prasad as its convenor will visit the violence-affected areas in West Bengal during the Panchayat polls on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the BJP constituted a four-member fact-finding committee in the wake of the widespread violence during the Panchayat elections in the state. Prasad […]

Former chief secretary Rajiv Sinha to be appointed as Election Commissioner of Bengal

Former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Rajiva Sinha on Wednesday was appointed as the State Election Commissioner (SEC). West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose approved Rajiv Sinha’s appointment after the state government proposed his name. Sinha served as the state’s chief secretary from September 2019 to September 2020. The upcoming panchayat election in Bengal that are […]

Bangladesh-based network on NIA radar for pushing fake notes in India via Bengal

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has expedited its inquiry against an international network based in Bangladesh which is engaged in supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in India via the West Bengal route. The West Bengal route was unearthed during the investigation of an FICN trafficking case initially registered by Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on November […]

Bengal is going through a very tough time, says JP Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda took a dig at Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal Government in Uttrakhand while addressing the Bengali community here by saying that Bengal is going through a very tough time. “There is corruption, political animosity, harassment, and anarchy. BJP has given shelter to refugees who were forced to leave their homes due to Political animosity in Bengal,” said Nadda. […]